fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
ancient times; prehistoric times
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
to give the stamp of approval
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
viceroy; governor-general
His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince; His Royal Highness the Crown Prince
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
empress dowager; queen mother
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; APEC
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
Kintarō; Golden Boy; Kintarō doll; diamond-shaped apron
free and open Indo-Pacific; FOIP
Empress Dowager; Queen Mother
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
Basic Policies for Economic and Fiscal Management and Structural Reform (periodically released by the Japanese government); (lit.) Big-Boned Policy
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
investiture of the Crown Prince
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
Pacific high; Pacific anticyclone
Venus (planet); thick silk thread; refined sugar; white rice jelly; variety of sweet potato
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
bold; daring; unflappable
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
Moon; the greater yin (in yin-yang)
(arch.) slow witted fellow; (arch.) counter-hero; (arch.) lie; (arch.) nonsense; Yotaro (rakugo character)
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
solar energy; solar power
Grand Council of State (1868-1885); Department of State (under the ritsuryō system)
hooligan; layabout; good-for-nothing; gangster
peace throughout the world; carefree; peaceful; relaxed
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; vagrant
Kintarō candy; Kintarō-ame; hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced; something (or someone) lacking originality; something lacking in variety; cookie-cutter design (look, approach, etc.)
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
(living) to the fullest; briefly but colorfully; in the here and now
Judea (southern Palestine); Jews
taijitu; cosmic dual forces symbol; yin-yang symbol
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
putting on weight from the good (married) life
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
pellet drum (used as a children's toy); rattle drum
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
manager (theatrical company)
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
lunisolar calendar; lunar calendar
extrasolar; trans-Neptunian; outside the solar system
trans-Pacific; trans-Pacific crossing
drapery (e.g. cotton, hemp, etc., as opposed to silk); cloth
point of a sword; forceful debate
watchman (implies low rank or burakumin status)
it's good to have a girl first and then a boy; one girl and two boys are ideal
Grand Eunuch (former Chinese government title); (arch.) eunuch
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty); Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
sound of a sword cutting or clashing
founder; progenitor; emperor
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword); rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
stupid brat; mischievous kid; troublemaker
salted cod roe flavored with red pepper
thick noodles; thick pasta
gidayū ballad drama (narrative accompanied by a shamisen used in the bunraku puppet theater)
extreme weight gain; sudden weight gain; rapid weight gain; ballooning up
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
Grand Tutor (second of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty); Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
Taiko Master (series of rhythm games created by Namco)
islands of the Pacific Ocean; Pacific Islands
Taisai; one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar; (arch.) Jupiter (planet)
person in charge of beheading (concluding a seppuku); executioner; person in charge of beheading; rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
big-boned; sturdily build; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
heavy line (for emphasis); thick line; underline; border
very large float used to carry taiko at festivals
Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty); Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nationwide land survey (1582)
investiture of the Crown Prince
great mountain; large mountain
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)
shamisen with a thick neck
the sky; the heavens; Great Void (in ancient Chinese philosophy, the primordial substance that gives rise to qi)
Rip van Winkle feeling; feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to one's hometown
Sakhalin husky (dog breed)
hellgrammite (larva of dobsonfly species Protohermes grandis)
transit (of a planet) over the Sun
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
Sunshine Policy (South Korean policy of engaging with North Korea)
solar thermal power generation
long sword cloth bag; bag for long swords
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
putting on weight over the New Year's holidays
medium thickness; medium width
solar year; tropical year
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword); rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
to talk nonsense; to spout rubbish; to say silly things
space-based solar power (generation)
wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
eldest grandson of an Emperor in the line of descent
small high-pitched Japanese drum or taiko with its head pulled taut by ropes
drumming at the end of the day of wrestling inviting spectators to return tomorrow
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi
drums sounded in the morning to draw the crowds to a match
Kintarō candy; Kintarō-ame; hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced; something (or someone) lacking originality; something lacking in variety; cookie-cutter design (look, approach, etc.)
drums which announce the opening of a stage performance or commencement of bouts; the sound produced by such drums
thick silk cloth; coarse silk cloth; silk cloth made from coarse fibers (futoito, tamaito or noshiito)
dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)
drumming in the streets to announce a tournament; announcing an event by walking around in the streets beating a drum; drum used to announce an event by walking around in the streets
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
International Pacific University
drum used in ancient warfare to signal an attack
generous; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association; JPEA
to expose one's thighs; to bare one's buttocks
taiko drumming; taiko drummer; Laccotrephes japonensis (species of water scorpion)
taiko drumming; taiko drummer; Laccotrephes japonensis (species of water scorpion)
ceremony of installing a Crown Prince
circum-Pacific volcanic belt; Ring of Fire
orrery (mechanical model of the solar system)
(clothes which) make one look fat
chubby; slightly overweight
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War
Pacific Time (US time zone)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
low count yarn; thick thread
heliocentric orbit; circumsolar orbit
manager of itinerant entertainers (Edo period)
mock sword for ceremonial use
dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)
Pacific Standard Time; PST
wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa; vessel made from logs, e.g. large dugout canoe
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa; vessel made from logs, e.g. large dugout canoe
thicker towards the end; club-shaped
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
thick silk cloth; coarse silk cloth; silk cloth made from coarse fibers (futoito, tamaito or noshiito)
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
extrasolar planet; exoplanet
frigate tuna (Auxis spp.)
thick-bordered box or table (in forms, etc.)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a noh school
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War
doctor who curries favor with patients instead of practicing skilled medicine; quack doctor who flatters his patients; incompetent, flattering physician
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
dadaiko drum; large drum used for outdoor bugaku and gagaku performances
Kintarō candy; Kintarō-ame; hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced; something (or someone) lacking originality; something lacking in variety; cookie-cutter design (look, approach, etc.)
world peace; everyone living peacefully together
drums which announce the opening of a stage performance or commencement of bouts; the sound produced by such drums
Taegukgi; national flag of South Korea
Great Pacific garbage patch; GPGP
grand kagura performance at Ise
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; vagrant
softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
The Birth of Momotaro (book by Yanagita Kunio)
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
the world is at peace; (lit.) bows in bags and swords in sheaths
short and fat; pudgy; stocky
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory; PMEL
increasing over time; prospering; flaring; growing thicker
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
person in charge of beheading (concluding a seppuku); executioner; person in charge of beheading; rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
demon drums; type of drumming performance done to ward off ogres
dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
hooligan; layabout; good-for-nothing; gangster
hooligan; layabout; good-for-nothing; gangster
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
to live a wicked life; to play the gangster; to commit delinquency; to say nonsense; to spout rubbish; to talk humbug
salted cod roe flavored with red pepper
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos); jungle crow
large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos); jungle crow
shamisen with a thick neck
taiko drumming; taiko drummer; Laccotrephes japonensis (species of water scorpion)
small high-pitched Japanese drum or taiko with its head pulled taut by ropes
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi
drumming in the streets to announce a tournament; announcing an event by walking around in the streets beating a drum; drum used to announce an event by walking around in the streets
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
great grey owl (Strix nebulosa)
capelin; caplin (Mallotus villosus)
capelin; caplin (Mallotus villosus)
to expose one's thighs; to bare one's buttocks
yellow grouper (Epinephelus awoara); banded grouper
sevenband grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus septemfasciatus); convict grouper
red-spotted grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus akaara); Hong Kong grouper
Longman's beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus); Indo-Pacific beaked whale; tropical bottlenose whale
frigate tuna (Auxis spp.)
pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha); humpback salmon
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands
dadaiko drum; large drum used for outdoor bugaku and gagaku performances
redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
grand kagura performance at Ise
gold-ribbon grouper (species of fish, Aulacocephalus temmincki)
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
sea wasp (Chironex fleckeri)
plump; fat; chubby; stout
broad-pointed (of writing instruments)
Pan-Pacific concept; Pacific Rim concept
drum signalling end of a performance
Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council; PECC
drumming style used to announce bouts
solar tide (tides caused by the Sun)
lunar tide (tide caused by the Moon)
(in China) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E); first lunar month
taishiki mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
scapulimancy (divination using the cracks in the heated shoulder blade of a deer); scapulomancy; spatulamancy; armomancy
scapulimancy (divination using the cracks in the heated shoulder blade of a deer); scapulomancy; spatulamancy; armomancy
kagura flute (six-holed horizontal flute)
light pressure (from the sun)
day of Ten'ichijin's first ascension to heaven in a year (the 30th day of the first sexagenary cycle of the year)
solar telescope; helioscope
festive chopsticks; thick round chopsticks used on festive occasions
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as a Shinto offering)
long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel
circum-Pacific seismic zone; circum-Pacific earthquake belt
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
sickness back; motion sickness bag
North Pacific high; North Pacific anticyclone
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
(Japanese) imperial government
tsuri-daiko; large hanging drum used for bugaku and gagaku performances
tsuri-daiko; large hanging drum used for bugaku and gagaku performances
tsuri-daiko; large hanging drum used for bugaku and gagaku performances
ninaidaiko; drum carried on a pole, used in bugaku and gagaku performances
ninaidaiko; drum carried on a pole, used in bugaku and gagaku performances
zenidaiko; hollow bamboo baton with coins strung on the inside, used as a folk percussion instrument
organic thin-film solar cell; plastic solar cell
dye-sensitized solar cell; DSSC
round-headed tack; drawing pin
sword with a round pommel
Taroko people (indigenous Taiwanese people); Truku people
Kumamoto-style vermicelli soup
barrel drum; drum with an uncurved body
barrel drum; drum with an uncurved body
sun-synchronous orbit; heliosynchronous orbit; SSO
mirror go (as black); opening strategy of symmetrically copying every move of the opponent, starting with tengen
okyūto; dish of boiled egonori formed into gel strips, specialty of Fukuoka Prefecture; Campylaephora hypnaeoides (species of red algae); egonori
Pacific Science Association
(former) Pacific Bank (failed in 1996)
Pacific Research Institute
Pacific Accreditation Cooperation; PAC
Photovoltaic Power Generation Technology Research Association; PVTEC
Japan Health Taijiquan Association
Asia-Pacific Association for Machine Translation; AAMT
Day of the Sun (annual public holiday in North Korea on 15 April)
Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station
Tai'an Station (Shenzhen)
willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus); red grouse
sunbird (any bird in the family Nectariniidae)
sunset morpho (butterfly, Morpho hecuba)
grosbeak weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons)
blacktip grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus fasciatus)
yellow-edged lyretail (Variola louti); lyretail grouper; coronation cod
brown-spotted grouper (Epinephelus chlorostigma)
thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia); Brunnich's guillemot
crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii); Salvadori's monitor; Papua monitor; artellia
Snares penguin (Eudyptes robustus); Snares crested penguin; Snares Islands penguin
greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga)
squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis)
humpback grouper (Chromileptes altivelis); panther grouper
Andrews' beaked whale (Mesoplodon bowdoini)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)